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It looks like Ticketmaster may have some competition on its hands. Two Black founders, 21, dropped out of New York University (NYU) because they were confident in their ability to improve the event planning industry, which is expected to grow to more than $2 trillion by 2028, according to Statista. As professionals themselves within the sector, Avante Price and Eli Taylor-Lemire are leading POSH and have a deep understanding of the challenges facing industry professionals.
Platforms like Eventnoire and Black people drive the culture forward. Period. Whether it’s music, fashion, or throwing the hottest events that the world has ever seen, you can bet that the idea transpired from one of us. But why is it that we don’t always reap the rewards for providing that creative sauce? It’s because rather than always asking for a seat at the table, it may be time to begin building our own. As a serial entrepreneur and co-founder of Eventnoire, Jeff Osuji knows a thing or two about creating his own lane and ensuring that his people come with him along the way. Eventnoire is the technology startup and event ticketing platform on a mission to support and promote Black enterprises and cultural events. After realizing the discrimination that comes along with event planning while Black, Osuji, along with his co-founder Femi Masha decided to take matters into their own hands. “One of the things that we found out while hosting events for two years, especially in the...
In recent years, we’ve come to know event curation as a specialized field that orchestrates shared experiences that we the people are drawn to. For Black culture, we’ve elevated the art of event curation to more than the average party or conference. Our niche gatherings have become vital parts of our social lives and have grown to be our preferred method of communing together. However, through mainstream event and ticketing platforms, it has become increasingly difficult to find events specifically for us — that’s where Eventnoire comes in. Eventnoire — the world’s latest, innovative event technology platform for event planners, organizations, and marketers — is a special online software designed with Black curators and consumers in mind. The online ticketing platform — which prioritizes curators and consumers who wish to stay immersed in Black culture — offers much more than your average event management platform by benefitting both event planners and attendees. Co-founders Jeff...